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Peer reviewedHeyman, Gail D.; Gelman, Susan A. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2000
Four studies examined the tendency of preschoolers to use verbal labels versus appearance information in making novel inductive inferences. Results revealed that preschoolers tended to use trait labels of "shy" or "outgoing" rather than superficial resemblance in making psychological inferences. These results could not be attributed to biases on…
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Development, Induction, Inferences
